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  • PNG supply to continue uninterrupted: Board

    Kolkata: Supply of piped natural gas (PNG) will continue uninterrupted even as sudden LPG shortage hits several parts of the country, including Bengal, according to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)Speaking at an event in New Town ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    City restos swing between past and future to make ends meet

    Kolkata: From open-air coal tandoors to induction cookers and cooking ranges, restaurants across the city are swaying between past and future methods to get around the LPG crisis. Those serving Mughlai are moving back to coal-fuelled tandoors and expanding ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Mall food courts curtail LPG use to make stock last

    Kolkata: Mall authorities in Kolkata urged food and beverage (F&B) units at restaurants and food courts on their premises to reduce LPG consumption by half to ensure that the depleting stock can last over this weekend.At Acropolis Mall, the ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Science City theatre gets advanced laser light projector devices for 6.5 crore

    Kolkata: The full dome 3D digital theatre at Science City has been upgraded. From the traditional lamp based projection device, it has transitioned to the Christie true RGB laser light sources. The upgradation was done at Rs 6.5 crore. ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    RN Ravi sworn in as Guv, Didi says Bengal loves those who love Bengal

    Kolkata: "Bengal loves those who love Bengal" was how CM Mamata Banerjee greeted RN Ravi after he was sworn in as Bengal's 22nd governor by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Thursday.After the oath ceremony, Banerjee welcomed ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    HC asks SFIO who will fund CA audits in Rose Valley case

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) over who would bear the cost of engaging external chartered accountant firms to conduct audits in the Rose Valley Ponzi Scam, making it clear that ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    War forces ‘hospital man’ to stop free food supply

    Kolkata: In Bhowanipore area, Partha Karchowdhury, a pool car driver, is popular as ‘hospital man.' He has gained the name for his act of kindness. He provides food to family members of the patients undergoing treatment at Chittaranjan National ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    14L pending cases disposed of so far, says Bengal CEO

    Kolkata: Judicial officers have so far disposed of close to 14 lakh cases, Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal said on Thursday. After attending a meeting chaired by Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Sujoy Paul, Agarwal ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    CM opens control room, helplines to tide over crisis

    Kolkata: Amid the escalating LPG crisis in Bengal, the state govt and police on Thursday released dedicated emergency numbers — 033-495066101, 03335026214, and 03324874400 — to assist the public. CM Mamata Banerjee also inaugurated a 24-hour an LPG control ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    New Town resident loses 41L in digi-arrest fraud

    Kolkata: A New Town resident alleged that he was duped of Rs 41 lakh by fraudsters posing as CBI officials. According to the written complaint, the man began receiving calls on March 5 from unknown persons who identified themselves ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Union brake fails, auto fares gallop on several routes across Kolkata

    Kolkata: Commuters had to pay higher auto fares on Thursday as operators on several routes raised prices by Rs 2 to Rs 7, defying a directive from the trade union wing of the ruling Trinamool Congress. The increase came ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Cooking gas shortage hits college campuses, hostels turn to chulhas and simpler meals

    Kolkata: Facing acute shortage of LPG cylinders in hostels, some educational institutions have gone back to chulhas while others are serving simpler food or have shut down their kitchens.IIT-Kharagpur wrote to the West Midnapore DM on Wednesday, seeking urgent ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    After SC’s inclusive cinema-viewing order, Tollywood stares at fin stress

    Kolkata: Following a SC court ruling, all feature films have to mandatorily include Audio Description (AD) and Closed Captioning (CC) norms for certification after March 15. While this move is intended to make cinema viewing an inclusive experience for ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Cops to keep watch on LPG queues

    Kolkata: Lalbazar has issued an alert to senior officers to ensure that law and order is not affected by the ongoing LPG and CNG crisis. Commissioner Supratim Sarkar has directed all police station heads to remain vigilant against black ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Retail coal price rises by 2/kg

    Kolkata: Roadside food and tea stalls using clay ovens has started feeling the heat of rising coal prices across the city. Many roadside vendors stated that wholesalers and retailers had increased coal prices by Rs 2 per kg, attributing ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Pillion rider killed in crash with sand-laden truck at Parama Island

    Kolkata: A pillion rider (33) was killed and the biker was seriously injured in a late-night road traffic accident on EM Bypass involving a sand-laden truck that disregarded the traffic signal. The incident was reported at Parama Island, close ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata clubs chop & change menu, turn to electric cooking to combat gas crisis

    Kolkata: Heritage and new-age social clubs, feeling the pinch of the commercial gas crisis, are taking a slew of measures to combat the situation, including curtailing the menu, switching some preparations to electric, and, in some cases, stopping the ...

    13 March 2026 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur hosts first SPARC National Conclave in Kolkata

    The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-Kharagpur), serving as the National Coordination Centre for the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), hosted the first SPARC National Conclave at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park, Rajarhat, Kolkata, on ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Didi urges LPG suppliers to prioritise local demand, blames Centre for crisis

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said LPG supplies to healthcare facilities, ICDS centres, midday meal kitchens and tourism will remain uninterrupted and urged suppliers to ensure that Bengal's LPG stocks be used to first meet local demands as ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    AI course to reach 30,000 students in Bengal schools

    KOLKATA: In a bid to bridge digital divide, Computer Shiksha, a Gurgaon-based NGO is set to start a foundational course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 129 schools across Bengal from next month. The initiative will cover over 30,000 students ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Ravi arrives in Kol, CM may attend guv swearing-in today

    Kolkata: Bengal's governor-designate R N Ravi reached the city on Wednesday evening. His swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held on Thursday at 11.30am at Raj Bhavan. CM Mamata Banerjee is expected to attend along with senior cabinet ministers ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    West Bengal: 30 Ramakrishna Mission monks under SIR judiciary lens; ‘a serious issue’, says order senior

    BELUR: At least 30 monks at Ramakrishna Math and Mission, including three of its highest-level functionaries, have been placed in the “under adjudication” category on Bengal’s final electoral roll published on Feb 28.Though RKM monks do not vote, they ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    TMC accuses BJP of ‘patronising criminals’ after Joydeb induction

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Wednesday launched an attack on BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy and "patronising criminals" while lecturing Bengal on corruption.Senior state minister Shashi Panja highlighted the recent induction of Joydeb Khan into BJP as a permanent invitee ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Kabir’s wife skips summons in land case

    Berhampore: Mira Sultana, wife of Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir, was summoned to Shaktipur police station on Wednesday over allegations that her house was built on agricultural land.Sultana, however, skipped the hearing. Kabir has legally challenged the ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Misogyny’: BJP neta’s ‘get wives checked’ remark sparks outrage

    Nandigram: A political storm erupted in Nandigram after Pralay Pal, a senior BJP neta and vice-president of the Tamluk organisational district, said in a Facebook video post that migrant workers working away from home may have to have gynaecological ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    BSF jawan found dead in Bongaon

    Kolkata: A 38-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead with a gunshot wound near the India-Bangladesh border at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday. Police said the deceased was identified as Santosh Kumar, a Kerala resident ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Coal smuggling case: ED raids Durgapur cop’s residence

    Durgapur: ED officers conducted a fresh raid at the residence of police officer Monoranjan Mondal in the City Centre area of Durgapur in West Burdwan district on Wednesday morning in connection with an ongoing coal smuggling investigation.According to sources, ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    NH-19 guard wall collapses in Memari

    Burdwan: A portion of the guard wall along National Highway-19 collapsed in the Sordanga area of Memari in East Burdwan district on Wednesday at 9.50am. A part of the carriageway was also affected. No casualties were reported.Traffic movement was ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Samik, Suvendu discuss poll prep at Nadda’s home in Delhi

    Kolkata: BJP central leadership met Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya and state leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari at JP Nadda's residence in Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the results of the party's ‘Poriborton Yatra' and general poll preparedness. Sources ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Bike-borne miscreants shoot at BJP neta in Gangasagar

    Kolkata: Tension gripped Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas on Wednesday morning after unidentified miscreants allegedly opened fire at 60-year-old BJP neta Trilokesh Dhali. He survived the attack and is currently undergoing treatment at the Sagar Rural Hospital.Police sources said ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Salt Lake resident in cop net for 2 crore property fraud

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police has arrested a Salt Lake resident, Vishnu Kumar Agarwal, in connection with an alleged property fraud and extortion case worth Rs 2.3 crore reportedly linked to a redevelopment project at 65, Bentinck Street, joint CP (crime) ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    KMC to speed up Amader Para work for road, water

    Kolkata: Officials of several essential services departments of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have been asked to expedite schemes included under Amader Para Amader Samadhan (APAS) for 144 KMC wards. Some areas of the work where the civic departments are ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    KMC gets only 200 applications for night parking in two years

    Kolkata: With only 200 plus car owners opting for the night car parking facility across the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation decided to book the owner of an illegally parked car at night based on feeds from local KMC ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    For Mayer Bari, cooking gas crisis prompts second break in tradition after Covid

    Kolkata: Breaking a decades-old tradition, Mayer Bari in Bagbazar suspended the distribution of its daily bhog to devotees from the beginning of this week, citing the ongoing shortage of LPG cylinders that disrupted cooking at the shrine. Officials of ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    I just do what I know. I don’t act: Sourav Ganguly

    At the Cricket Association of Bengal office, in the thick of T20 season preparations and meetings, Sourav Ganguly moves between calls, instructions and last-minute logistics as Eden Gardens gears up for the next day’s match. Administrator in command, former ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: All this robot needs to solve a Rubik’s cube is 45.3 seconds

    If solving a puzzle cube already feels like a challenge, this robot might bruise a few egos. British brothers Matthew Pidden and Thomas Pidden built a machine that solved a 4×4×4 Rubik’s cube in just 45.3 seconds, earning a ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Conductor returns 60k left on bus

    Kolkata: A contractual conductor with WBTC returned a misplaced backpack containing Rs 60,000 cash to a passenger on Monday. The conductor, Arunava Sarkar, has been serving the department for seven years. On Monday afternoon, a Burdwan resident returning from ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Boost for Orange Line as work starts on diversion route at airport exit

    Kolkata: In a major boost for the Orange Line, RVNL has started carving out the traffic diversion route from the airport. All stakeholders — Bidhannagar City Police, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Air India, RVNL, and Metro Railway — ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Schools switch fuel, alter menu of midday meals

    Kolkata: Several schools in and around Kolkata are keeping alternative fuel arrangements ready amid the LPG crisis to continue with their midday meal services.Krishnachandrapur High School switched to wood-fired stoves on Tuesday by setting up two mud chulhas in ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Silver, electronics stolen from Kasba flat, lens on help

    Kolkata: Kasba police registered a theft case after a 26-year-old woman alleged that silver items, coins, ornaments and electronic items worth several lakhs were stolen from her flat in south Kolkata between March 2 and March 10, police said.The ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata’s last-mile lifeline gets costlier after auto LPG price rise

    Kolkata: A sharp Rs 5 per litre increase in auto LPG prices pushed nearly 40% of the city's auto-rickshaws off their usual routes, triggering a commuting crisis across several neighbourhoods and a fare hike on the outskirts. Long queues ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Air travel gets dearer amid rising fuel prices, question mark over summer holiday breaks

    Kolkata: The war in West Asia, which jacked up air fares and fuelled uncertainty over whether hotels would be able to operate in the face of an acute commercial LPG crisis, resulted in a sharp dip in demand for ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Students’ stir halts JU mass comm guest faculty interviews

    Kolkata: Agitation by a section of JU mass communication PG students on Tuesday forced authorities to cancel the walk-in interview process to engage guest faculty. The interviews were on for mass communication and journalism in the adult, continuing education ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Unused school to turn museum for Kol’s largest lake

    Kolkata: An abandoned and dilapidated primary school building on Rabindra Sarobar premises, which became non-functional in 2009, has been restored and renovated by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). There are plans to set up an archive to display a ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    SSKM first govt hosp to use dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

    Kolkata: Doctors at IPGMER & SSKM Hospital implanted a leadless dual-chamber pacemaker in a 66-year-old at Ananya, the facility for private patients, on Tuesday. While private hospitals started using the device after its India launch last Oct, sources said ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    No clarity on supplementary electoral roll release date

    Kolkata: The fate of around 60 lakh voters remains uncertain as the Election Commission of India is yet to clarify when the supplementary electoral roll will be published. Responding to a specific query on Wednesday, a senior EC official ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    City restos effect menu, timing changes to beat war headwinds

    Kolkata: Multiple restaurants have taken the buffet, a key attraction during the weekday lunch hour, off the menu. Others are considering partial closure during off-peak hours. Many restaurants are curtailing the spread on offer.As commercial LPG supply ceased on ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    No bar on windows facing Nabanna: HC

    Kolkata: Forcing a developer to erect a 10-foot-high view cutter and prohibiting windows, balconies, or openings facing the State Secretariat (Nabanna) are violations of constitutional rights and are contrary to mandatory building norms relating to light and ventilation, the ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Bangla youth in Bengal in search of wife, moves HC against in-laws

    Kolkata: A Bangladeshi youth has moved Calcutta High Court pleading for help to get back his wife, who he said was illegally brought to India by her parents to keep her away from him and kept confined in a ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Supply fears: Rate cards at ‘pice’ hotels and roadside eateries feel cost heat

    Kolkata: The LPG crisis has forced several roadside eateries and small restaurants to raise food prices, while others warned they might soon be forced to suspend operations if supplies did not improve.From the packed lunchtime lanes of Dacres Lane ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Health commission sees red in 26.6 lakh hospital bill in 33 days

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) asked the Director Health Services (DHS) to form a high power committee to scrutinise a bill by a private hospital after the commission found the bill "unethically" high.On Wednesday, the ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Engineer’s SOS after ship next door gets missile hits

    Kolkata: A 35-year-old electrical engineer from Bengal, Gautam Debnath, along with three of his colleagues, was stranded aboard a cargo vessel at Iran's Abbas Port amid escalating tensions and missile strikes in the region. According to family members, Debnath ...

    12 March 2026 Times of India
    Neighbours should seek collaboration over conflict, says Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit

    Kolkata: Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, whose political thriller ‘Master’ won big at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2026 despite having faced “political persecution” during its making at home, is hoping that the newly-elected government will actively build ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    BJP latches onto Mamata’s ‘safety’ remark

    Kolkata: BJP on Tuesday seized on a comment by CM Mamata Banerjee in which she allegedly told a section of voters that their safety depended on Trinamool Congress.BJP claimed the remark had "exposed" Banerjee's "politics of appeasement", alleging that ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Emami Agrotech eyes 2,000cr from Horeca segment in 3 years

    Kolkata: Emami Agrotech, part of the Rs 30,000cr Emami Group, has set a target of Rs 2,000cr revenue from the Horeca (hotel, restaurant and cafe) and other B2B segments in the next two to three years. The company has ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    BJP: TMC ‘trampling Constitution’ in state

    Kolkata: BJP netas on Tuesday slammed Trinamool for "trampling the Constitution" and alleged that the party is trying to destroy Bengal. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini compared the TMC govt with the "atrocious British Raj.""The British had tortured ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    EC may name Subrata Gupta as special observer for Bengal polls

    Kolkata: The Election Commission may appoint Subrata Gupta as special observer for the forthcoming assembly elections in Bengal.Sources said CEC Gyanesh Kumar shared this information during a meeting with the state chief secretary, DGP, and other senior govt officials ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Bose puts up at Soujanya, Didi meets him, says resignation was ‘injustice’

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday evening called on former Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose at Soujanya — a state govt guest house for visiting diplomats and dignitaries — calling his resignation an "injustice".Bose was staying at this facility ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Middle East conflict: Kolkata restaurants scramble as commercial LPG supply dries up

    KOLKATA: A city eatery chain has shut one of its popular restaurants and a café in south Kolkata after its LPG supply ran dry. Bread major Modern Foods and confectioner Mio Amore have switched to diesel, which has hiked ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Zero tolerance for violence’: CEC assures fair polls, seeks ‘non-partisan conduct’ of officers

    Kolkata: The Election Commission will ensure free, fair and peaceful assembly polls in Bengal, chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday.Commenting on law and order and helplessness of voters, Kumar said the EC has zero tolerance towards ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    TMC: Don’t need sermons from those who trampled farmers

    Kolkata: Trinamool on Tuesday criticized Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini for drawing parallels for Bengal with the British Raj and alleged that the same govt in Haryana had tried to "trample farmers' movement" and rammed cars into protesting ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Two more flights reach Kol from Dubai

    Kolkata: Two flights reached Kolkata from Dubai on Tuesday, including a special flight operated by FlyDubai and a scheduled operation by Emirates Airlines. One more flight, the first operation from Abu Dhabi, was on way to Kolkata when last ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Small eateries going back to primitive methods

    Kolkata: Roadside eateries in Kolkata have quietly shifted to coal-fired chulhas from LPG ovens amid the shortage in the availability of LPG cylinders.Akshaymal Gond, who runs a ‘bhaater hotel' on Ganesh Chandra Avenue, shifted to coal as the main ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    LPG demand doubles, market goes into black as Kolkata resorts to panic buying

    Kolkata: Rising tensions in West Asia has led to panic buying of LPG cylinders in Kolkata, creating an opportunity for black-market operators who are selling cylinders — including those meant for poor households under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: At the airport, there’s more to luggage than meets the eye

    Turns out while flying, travellers sometimes pack more than socks and chargers. According to the latest Found Report by Unclaimed Baggage –the United States’ only authorised reseller of lost luggage – bags left behind last year contained some truly ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Guard rails at New Market gates to pacify traders

    Kolkata: Guard rails have been installed in front of gate 15 and 18 of New Market, to pacify the traders who on March 6 threatened to call a token strike, to express their anger over the assault on three ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Solidarity of Indian friends sustained me in time of war’

    Kolkata: When war broke out in Iran, Mohammadreza Azadi was in Kolkata, nearly 3,850 km from his home in Tehran. The Iranian teacher-turned-filmmaker came to the city for DocEdgeKolkata, an international incubation and pitching forum, where he was presenting ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    HAM operators reunite ‘child-lift suspect’ with family after 15 years

    Kolkata: A 68-year-old woman, Chhobi Jyoti, suffering from memory loss, who had been missing for 15 years, was reunited with her family in Singur, Hooghly, with the joint efforts of police and HAM radio operators after being detained in ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    15 of wedding party hurt in BT Rd accident

    Kolkata: A private bus carrying a marriage party collided with a truck on BT Road at Sodepur, leaving at least 15 members of the party injured, 4 of them seriously, in the early hours on Tuesday.During the rescue operation, ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Woman’s safety more important than promoter’s liberty: HC

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday cancelled the bail of a developer accused of cheating and threatening an elderly widow whose flat he was redeveloping, observing that the Sealdah court, while granting bail, had prioritised the liberty of the ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police campaign brings fraud victims live on social media

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Cyber Cell launched a fresh initiative on Tuesday on their social media pages, where they are sharing videos of recent experiences of victims of cybercrimes.Victims of various cyber frauds, especially those involved in cases where ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    West Asia conflict shadow over auto LPG supply, 30% vehicles go off road

    Kolkata: A tightening supply of auto-LPG and panic buying of the fuel, also called auto-gas, began to disrupt auto services across Kolkata and its outskirts, forcing vehicles to queue for hours at fuel pumps and reducing the number of ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    3 killed in 3 truck accidents across city

    Kolkata: Three fatal accidents, reported between Monday evening and Tuesday early morning in the Shyampukur, Burtolla and New Alipore police station areas, left three people dead in Kolkata. Incidentally, trucks were involved in all three accidents.The first fatal accident ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Protesters on way to meet CM stopped

    Kolkata/Howrah: There was chaos on the busy Foreshore Road when temporary workers from the civil defence and disaster management forces tried to march towards Nabanna on Tuesday and clashed with police after demanding permanent jobs.Things turned more dramatic after ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Woman from Kol summits world’s highest volcanic peak

    Kolkata: Arpita Patra, a city-based climber, became the first Bengali woman to climb the highest volcanic peak in the world, Ojos Del Salado (22,615 ft), on the Chile-Argentina border on Mar 7. Patra earlier scaled four more volcanic peaks.A ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Helps, employees steal 28 lakh

    Kolkata: Two theft cases were reported from the Port division of the city, with the twin incidents at Ekbalpore and Watgunge reportedly leading to a loss of more than Rs 28 lakh. In both cases, the domestic and workplace ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Two arrested in 3cr bank fraud

    Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police arrested two men in a bank fraud case worth Rs 2.9 crore linked to an overdraft obtained on the basis of forged property records, according to a complaint filed by the deputy ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    ‘Home’ to CAPF personnel, schools & colleges go online

    Kolkata: With central forces deployed across educational institutions such as schools and colleges, many have either shifted to online classes or started holding classes on alternate days.A portion of St Peter's School in central Kolkata has already been occupied ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    KP survey on EMB to shift bus stands from Ruby, Abhishikta crossings

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police carried out a ground survey of EM Bypass on Tuesday, as proposed by IIT Kharagpur, with a focus on shifting a few bus stands so that crossings do not get clogged and pedestrians can ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Beyond burns & scars: Acid attack survivors turn trauma into triumph

    Kolkata: Sunita Dutta was a teen when a local youth hurled acid on her 16 years ago. While the 6-year treatment, including 25 surgeries, was tough to endure, the trauma of the attack was equally painful. Today, Dutta buried ...

    11 March 2026 Times of India
    Mamata takes charge of law, judicial depts

    Kolkata: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took charge of the law and judicial departments which had until now been held by Moloy Ghatak. Ghatak will continue to be the labour minister of the state.A Nabanna notification issued Monday said the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Believe it or not: Michael Vaughan's T20 prep was a close shave on the road

    Ahead of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, former England captain Michael Vaughan opted for an unusual warm-up: a classic Indian roadside shave. Vaughan’s grooming may have been sharp – but it was India who ultimately delivered the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Nepal-Bengal cops’ joint op busts Rs 70cr fake currency racket

    Kolkata: A team of Nepal Police's intelligence wing, assisted by its Bengal counterpart, arrested seven people, including a couple, and seized counterfeit currency with a face value of nearly Rs 70 crore from a flat in Belgharia, North 24 ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    CEC talks tough with Bengal officials, CM says courage good, not false bravado

    Kolkata: Senior Bengal govt officials, along with officers from the airport and RBI, faced the Election Commission's ire on Monday as the poll body's full bench began its review of Bengal's poll preparedness. "Everything has a digital footprint. Whether ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Nepal-Bengal cops’ joint op busts Rs 70cr fake currency racket

    Kolkata: A team of Nepal Police's intelligence wing, assisted by its Bengal counterpart, arrested seven people, including a couple, and seized counterfeit currency with a face value of nearly Rs 70 crore from a flat in Belgharia, North 24 ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    2 held for distributing Modi rally leaflets

    Kolkata: Two youths were detained for allegedly distributing BJP leaflets at CM Mamata Banerjee's sit-in protest site at Esplanade on Monday morning.The CM asked the party workers to catch them and hand over to the police. She also instructed ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Sons’ names deleted from final SIR list in Bengal, woman dies by suicide

    KOLKATA: A 50-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide by hanging herself at her home in Baduria, North 24 Parganas, on Monday. Her family claimed she had been distressed over uncertainty surrounding her and her sons' names in the first ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Impeachment motion against CEC likely this week

    Kolkata: In a first, an impeachment motion against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is likely to be tabled in Parliament this week, a senior Trinamool neta said on Monday.The draft, to be finalised within two days, will be backed ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Bongaon woman returns home after spending 8 months in Bangladesh jail

    Gede (Nadia): After spending eight months in a Bangladesh prison, 28-year-old Falguni Roy returned home on Monday through the Gede–Darshana Integrated Check Post following a flag meeting between border authorities. A resident of Singri Tengra Colony under Bongaon police ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    RS Polls: 4 from TMC, 1 from BJP elected unopposed

    Kolkata: Five Rajya Sabha candidates — four from Trinamool Congress and one from BJP — were elected uncontested from Bengal on Monday. Their terms begin in early April.TMC candidates Rajeev Kumar, Babul Supriyo and Koel Mallick, and BJP's Rahul ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    CM lauds Malda athlete for win in Thailand

    Kolkata: An athlete from Malda, who had participated in an event in Thailand, touched down in the city with four medals and went to meet chief minister Mamata Banerjee at her dharna manch at Esplanade on Monday.The CM called ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Bangladesh taps diplomatic channels to extradite Hadi murder accused

    Kolkata: Bangladesh Police is tapping diplomatic channels to extradite the two suspects — Faisal Karim Masud (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34) — arrested for the alleged murder of youth activist and Inquilab Moncho ex-spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Inspector General ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Kol fans in war zone keep date with history

    Kolkata: As the war raged around Dubai, and a different kind of combative action played out in Ahmedabad, Varsha Lohia, a yoga and gym instructor, sat inside Meadows apartment, near her flat in Jumeirah Lake Towers, opposite Dubai's Marina ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Bar Council election kicks off

    Kolkata: The city experienced a poll-like atmosphere on Monday during the West Bengal Bar Council election. Candidates included Trinamool MLA Ashok Deb, ex-MP Subhashis Chakraborty, and KMC MMiC Baiswanar Chatterjee. Deb, the MLA for Budge Budge, served as the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Will come out of shadow: RG Kar victim’s kin share pic on FB

    Kolkata: The family of the 31-year-old second-year PGT doctor, who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Aug 2024, has brought her identity into the public domain. The victim's father said although the ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    CEC talks tough with state officials; CM says courage good, not bravado

    Kolkata: Senior Bengal govt officials, along with officers from the airport and RBI, faced the EC's ire on Monday as the poll body's full bench began its review of Bengal's poll preparedness."Everything has a digital footprint. Whether it is ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    'Don't shout': Heated exchange between CEC, TMC mantri at meet over Bengal poll schedule

    KOLKATA: Frayed tempers between Trinamool and the Election Commission resurfaced after state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told her "not to shout" during Monday's full bench meeting and appeared peeved that the party had ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    War threatens food businesses in Kolkata as Centre suspends commercial LPG supply

    KOLKATA: The conflict in West Asia is threatening to torpedo restaurants and bakeries in Kolkata. Businesses requiring LPG to operate scrambled for cover on Monday after the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas suspended the distribution of non-domestic ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Night after triumph: City fans make it an affair to remember with fireworks, abir & Tricolour

    Kolkata: As India lifted the T20 World Cup for the third time on Sunday, Kolkata erupted into a roaring carnival, setting off hours of unrestrained celebrations that spilled from living rooms on to streets, flyovers, cafés and nightclubs across ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
    Met spies light rain till tomorrow

    Kolkata: The city sky was covered by cloud by Monday evening, but Kolkata escaped with only an insignificant drizzle during the day. The Met office, however, did not rule out the chances of further thunderstorm activity in Kolkata, as ...

    10 March 2026 Times of India
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